Improved washing-machine



Be itknown vthat-I, ROBERT CiiANs'roN, ot'

' the city 4of Edinburgh, Scotland; have' invent-j ed a new andusefulYWashingMachine5 4and Uivrrnn` STATE-s.

PATENT .0r-rient..

rio-BERT onANsron, or EDINBURGH., scornA ND.v

' 'iMPaovso WASHING-MACHINE Speciticationforring part 'of Letters*Patent No. 43,269, dated'hJnne 21, 1864.

I do hereby declare that the Ifollowing isa Y .full/,clean and elractdescription of the con-4 struction and operation of thesarne, referencebeing had' 'to the accompanying drawings, making a part ofthisspecication', in which- Figug'el is a plan of themachine; Fig. 2, a'

Side elevation; Fig. v3, a front elevation. t.

l Like letters refer to corresponding parts rn Y allthe figures.l

The nature of the said invention-consists'n a novel formation andarrangement ofthe parts.

cheapness with durability of construction, and

efficiency withfaciiity of operation'. l

This invention combines all the principles.. of the handprocess withAthe additiona1:ad 4 Vantages of rapidity of execution. Without injuryto the finest fabrics.

The frame ofthe machine may be constructed of wood ormetal. That shownin. the drawings is formed ot' castiron, and'consists of two sidepieces, A, connected by transverse -tierods B.

'The reel or drum C (shown in the several figures) consists of twodisks, a, xe'd upon a borizontalshaft, D. At short intervals near` theperiphery of these disks ,are placed the rods b. Aportion of these-rodsare madesta- .tionary by ixin g in or against the faces of the disks,while for convenience' others are so con# structed that they are easilyremoved and. readily replaced.l This object. is attained by` boringholesin the inner faces of the'disks and placing aspiral spring in those uponone-side.

Placing these rods in. position forces back the i spring, Whose `actionkeeps the said rods se curcly in place during the operation of the.machina Several small metal rods aren-employedas indicated. by the redlines. The.v shaft D isxibuntcd on bearings formed 'on the frame A, andis provided with external gearwhee1s,'c d, for rotating the said ,shaftby the hand. Whe it is desired to rotate the shaft bythe foot, a treadleis attached, as shown by dotted lines iu Fig. 2. When other drivingpower is employed, belt-pulleys may be advantageously substituted. AWashing trough, E,

i rest-s upon the tie-rods B and projects in front,

as shown in Figs. l and 2. It Will be found 1 ing from the spirit of myinvention. s

Y l desirable, generally, to construct this trough of Wood, itbeingincorrodible and cheaper than-' metal; but in maehipes of aiarge si z eIfind.

an advantage in apyiiying heat to the bottom;1 of this trough for the.purpose ofr keeping the` v.Waterhot while the Washing i's being` done:In this case the bottom of the troughshould be formed of galvanized ironor othersuitable shown in Figs. 1 and 2, forconveniencegof, wringing theWashed fabrics. Aparti,tion,.c,;

tight box, F. Anoutlet is formednear the bottom of this partition for,conductingy the, water wrong froml they fabrics back `intel/tile.'trough E, wh ich outlet vmay beclo'sedby means of a plng,and a similarVpassageisformew at vthebottomoflthe opposite .side for' carrying ;a, waytheygaste ing-machine may he attached if desired.- l

Along the bottomof the trough E is formed aninclined gutteror groove,`G, for receiving and retaining the sediment of the dirty Water, with adischarge-cock',f, at its lower end. This gutter is provided withV aperforated cover,A g, for the purpose of preventing the fabrics comingin contact with the sediment.

'on the center of these projections is placed a cistern, H, from whichwater or a solution of soap may be distributedthrough the perfo- Withwithout"materiallyaffecting'the utility of generally employed. They arekept "i'iricon, tact with the reel or drum by their own weight thoughthe "pressure may be regulated by springs or elastic bands.' `In thegrooves j are placed'the ends of the brushes .Lwhose pressure uponthedrum is regulated by the use'of "the elastic bahds r. Brushes arealso tixedin the trough E, as indicated by dotted lines K.Y y l, Thenumber of brushes may beA varied; but I prefer to employ two below and.two above the reelor drum. l y g These machines maybe made ofanyrequired size, andthe parts may be considerably moditied inform andarrangement Without depart# metal. This trough E projects `in fronasextends across this proj ection,'forinin g a waterAv l The .side vpieces, A, project abovethe reel or drum C, ande rated pipe h. Thisdevice maybe dispensedf' the machine, as the soap may be mixed wi thWater in the trough E. vOneach of these"'pro jectionsare also'formedgrooves t j. In the@ grooves t are tted loosely the jour-niels ofthecorrugatedfrollcrs I.' n,Two of these rollers are Operation of themachine z, Tiieclethes'or -other fabrics are hunglonthe,` rods b,several' of which are made removable to facilitate the arrangement.These -fabrics, lresting on the exterior surface of the reel7 arecarried around 'by each revolution of the machine the necessary amountof Water bein g supplied either from the trough E alone or partly fromthe said troughv and partly from the cistern E, containing'soap andwater. The fabrics having become saturated, they are ,acted upon by theditferent parts in a manner closelyresembling handelastic bands thepressure may be nicely regulated, to adapt it to-the character of J[hema.-

terial' upon the reel; AThe fabriesare unrolied from the reel at cachrevolution of the machine and completely immersed in Water in' a mannersimilar to the dripping action in ordinary hand- Wasliing. These motionsgradually change the position of the clothes Ver fabrics on the rods,whereby every part of the surface restantielly as herein set fortli.

the squeezing, and ldripping operations. y simply reversing therotation, of the reel the' brushes and rollers, -or 'knucklers, arebrought in contact `with thepother suie of the fabrics, thus insuringthe most perfect're-- sii-lt in the shortest space of time.

Having fully described theconstruction and operation of the saidinvention@ Wish it understood that I' do non confine Vinyseif to theexact detsils'as herein'stated; but f What i claim', and desire tesecure by Letters Patent, is

1. Thereel or drum G, constructed and operated in the manner andfdp thepurposesubor knucklers, and thel brushes arranged v substantially asspecified.

ROBERT GRANSTON.

Witnesses: 7

JOHN TooLE,

GEORGE HiisELTInn, y International Patent O ce, l2 'Southampton ceivesthe direct action of the I knuckling,77 Buildings, Chancery LainejbLondon, England

